front line

Example Sentences

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But parts of the 600-mile front line are now contested in both directions, unlike in 2025, when Ukraine was on the back foot almost everywhere.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

As machines increasingly replace humans on the front line, the greater the role of troops becomes in either seizing land or defending it.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

Packaging is no longer the back end of the semiconductor business but a front line.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Schools are on the front line of this issue as an environment where social media is a form of currency, and content is scrolled through, spread, and shared.

From Slate • May 12, 2026

Was it like establishing a front line in a war?

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides